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O. ALFARO Sept. 6, 1932.

SYSTEM OF STOWING WINE, CASKS, OR BARRELS, OR HOGSHEADS, ETC

Filed Feb. 6, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 6, 1932. o. ALFARO 1,875,406

. SYSTEM'OF STOWING WINE CASKS, 0R BARRELS, 0R HOGSHEADS, ETC

Filed vebye, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'jgzg. 6.

INVENTOR. O; filfaro ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 6, 1932 I i UNITED I STATES T- OFFICE! osvanno ALFARO, or BUENOS .AIRES, ARGENTINA.

SYSTEM OF ,STOWING WINE CASKS, 0R BARRELS, OR -HOGSHEADS, ETC.

Application filed FebruaryG, 1931. Serial No. 514,048.

in such a way that their approaching to each other brings about the displacement of said means inserted between the two traction elements so as to consequently bring about a wedging of the remaining elements against the vehicle walls.

A characteristic feature of the present invention resides in fixing in position the barrels, hogsheads or casks standing on one of space on the car or vehicle floor, and connecting by means of strings, chains or any other metal ties two or more of said. casks, hogsheads or barrels with inserted between themselves any convenient number of said casks, hogsheads and barrels, and causing the fastening binding means between the fastened casks or barrels to suffer an approaching between same so as to determine the displacement of those comprised between the barrels or casks fastened together, which as a consequence causes the moving, 'wedging and juncture of the remaining casks,'barrels and hogsheads against the fixed car or vehicle walls or limits.

Another characteristic feature of the present invention is that the casks, hogsheads or barrels subject to mutual traction receive their approaching strain in such a way that the approaching displacement is operated at the salient points of said casks, hogsheads or barrels, viz. in the greatest circle of their outer surface.

A further characteristic feature of the present invention representing. a variation, is to.

their ends and occupying the greatest possible I ity of. the floor surface of the car.

bringabout the approaching of the casks, hogsheads or barrels to be displaced through.

having same operated independently between themselves, in such a way that the strain op-: erating their approaching to each other is effected from the limiting car or vehicle walls.

Another characteristic feature of the present invention given as a variation, is to bring about in two or three or more centres of conglom'eration of barrels, casks and hogsheads, disconcentration points in such a way that the dispersion displacement ofeach centre brings about the general wedging of the remainingcasks, hogsheads or barrels. Other characteristic features of the present invention ,may be derived from annexed drawings in which'a form as to how the invention. is to be performed is schematically shown. I

Fig. 1 is'a plan view of the barrels, casks or hogsheads introduced and positioned on a railway car floor.

' Fig. 2 is a side view of the same elements seen from the sides. V Fig. 3 shows the'mechanic connectionship between barrels, casks or hogsheads.

Fig. 4; shows the result of the application of the system seen in plan.

" Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section across the central railwaycar aXle'once the system ap- 75 plied.

, Fig, 6 shows the. mechanic fastening operated in accordance with the application of the system. l

InFigs. 1, 2 and 3, the hogsheads, casks or barrels are shown positioned on a railway car 2- and having the limiting walls 3 The introduction into the car of these hogsheads, casks or barrels in stop position as shown, is operated without any par ticular care of the number or position of same, it being only minded to stow the greatest possible number admissible by the capac- Once the operation is effected, two casks, barrels or hogsheads 4 are fastened together through any mechanic means allowing the strain required to have same approached to each other such as tie 5 which comprises two strings 6 and some junction means between strings 7 to abrace the barrel, hogshead or cask in such a way that the approaching motion be brought about in horizontal direction or parallel to the floor. To that effect, strings 6 will betied together in the way shown by Fig. 1, at 8. On the strain being brought about in the manner shown by Fig. lfthrough twisting strings in the manner 9-, the wedge casks, barrels or hogsheads -10- tend to bring about, through being approached to each other, the displacement of the remaining hogsheads, casks or barrels l1 which through reciprocal pushing of ones with the others and owing to the limiting walls of the car, form a pressured solid aggregate of the whole of barrels, casks or hogsheads contained in the car.

As above explained, the preceding drawings and description only relate to one form as to how the system is to be performed the rights of novelty of which are laid down in the following claims.

Having now described and ascertained the scope of the'present invention and in what.

manner same is to be performed, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A method for stowing hogsheads and the like invehicles of various kinds, consisting in arranging a plurality of hogsheads each in a vertical position substantially throughout the entire floor surface of a vehicle, and fastening together two hogsheads which are situated near opposite walls of the vehicle and forcibly moving saidtwo hogsheads toward each other and simultaneously displacing the remaining hogsheads resulting in a general wedging of the hogsheads against each other and against the walls of the vehicle. s

2. A method of stowinghogsheads and the like in vehicles of various kinds, consisting in arranging a plurality of hogsheads each in a vertical position substantially throughout the entire floor-surface of a vehicle, fastening together two hogsheads which are situated near opposite walls of the vehicle and forcibly moving said two hogsheads toward each other and simultaneously displacing the remaining hogsheads resulting in a general wedging of the hogsheads against each other and against the walls of the vehicles, and finally tying the two engaged hogsheadssubstantially together was to hold all of the hogsheads in their wedged positions. i

8. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hogsheads are preferably arranged in and engaging and forcibly moving at least two hogsheads of one end row with two opposing hogsheads of the opposite end row resulting in a plurality of wedged groups of hogsheads.

4. A method for stowing solid articles in containers consisting in arranging a plurality of articles each in a vertical position substantially throughout the supporting surface of the container and fastening together two of the articles which are situated near opposite walls of the container and forcibly moving said two articles toward each other, and simultaneously displacing the remaining articles resulting in a general wedging of the articles against each. other and against the walls of the container.

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parallel rows longitudinally ofthe vehicle, 

